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Seven UN agencies urge Libya cease-fire to contain Coronavirus

Thursday, 14 May 2020, 14:06 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Seven U.N. agencies called on Wednesday for a cease-fire in Libya to try to stop the spread of the coronavirus, saying the international community “must not turn a blind eye to the...

Lives Lost: Brothers who survived Holocaust die weeks apart

Thursday, 14 May 2020, 10:12 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

The brothers didn't have a chance to say goodbye. As young Polish Jews, each came out of World War II with scars that forever shaped how they viewed the world, and each other. One survived...

EU unveils plans to save vacations and avoid a lost summer

Thursday, 14 May 2020, 07:57 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

The European Union unveiled Wednesday its plan to help citizens across the 27 nations salvage their summer vacations after months of tough coronavirus confinement and to hopefully resurrect...

Cats with no symptoms spread virus to other cats in lab test

Thursday, 14 May 2020, 07:18 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Cats can spread the new coronavirus to other cats without any of them ever having symptoms, a lab experiment suggests. Scientists who led the work, reported on Wednesday, say it shows the need...

Mass testing to begin in Wuhan amid fears of virus comeback

Thursday, 14 May 2020, 07:11 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

At least one community in the Chinese city of Wuhan was to begin testing residents for the new coronavirus Thursday after officials were given 10 days to test everyone in the city where the pandemic...

As new clusters emerge, WHO warns virus may be here to stay

Thursday, 14 May 2020, 07:06 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

New coronavirus clusters have surfaced around the world as nations struggle to balance reopening economies and preventing a second wave of infections, while a top global health official warned...

'A pretty scary thing:' Kid illness tied to virus causes worries

Wednesday, 13 May 2020, 15:33 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Amber Dean had recovered from a mild bout of the coronavirus and her family of five had just ended their home quarantine when her oldest son, 9-year-old Bobby, fell ill. "At first it was nothing...

New Coronavirus test is imperfect step toward mass screening

Wednesday, 13 May 2020, 06:44 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

 A new type of coronavirus test offers a cheaper, quicker way to screen for infections, moving the U.S. toward the kind of mass screening that experts say is essential to returning millions of...

Coronavirus: 8,000 died in British nursing homes in 2 months

Tuesday, 12 May 2020, 14:21 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

More than 8,000 people died with the coronavirus in British nursing homes since the first recorded death from March 2 to May 1. The U.K.’s Office for National Statistics says in the...

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